Welcome to Orange County Innovation

Orange County Innovation (OCI) exists to showcase Orange County as a hotbed of innovation. Comprising of a network of top business and community leaders from the county, OCI celebrates the growth of technology, science, entertainment, the arts and industry in Orange County, California.

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What is innovation? Innovation is the ability to create, to invent and to respond to challenges in today’s business world with new ideas and strategies.

Orange County is much more than the setting for a popular TV series. Orange County is one of the largest Counties in the US with a population of over 3m people and is the 27th largest economy in the world. The result of Orange County innovation is evident in the enterprising ecosystem of startups and market leaders that are defining economic opportunities. The celebration also recognizes contributions made by local universities and colleges to inspire intellectual exploration.

To find out more about what we do, listen to our podcasts, see who our sponsors are and view our upcoming events.

Innovation Month in Orange County

Find out what events and organizations are doing that is innovative in Orange County. The Orange County Supervisors resolution for October to be “Orange County Innovation Month”.

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View a listing of events during the month.

Associations supporting OC Innovation:

Access Executive Network
ACG Orange County
Advanced Technology & Education Park
AeA
Asian Business Association of Ornage County ABAOC
Beall Center for Arts and Technology
Blue Knot
British American Business Council
Business Assocaiton Italy America (BAIA)
Business Wire
Calit2 & WITI
Deloitte
Filipino American Chamber
Forum for Corporate Directors
IEE OC Computer Society and Game SIG
Keiretsu Forum
Latino Health Access
MIND Institute
Mind Research Institute
National Association of Women Business Owners NAWBO
OCTANe
OCTANe/OTA
OCVG
Orange County Business Council
Orange County Business Services
Orange County Multimedia Assocaition
Orange County Regulatroy Affairs
Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD)
Socal Science Café
SoCalBiomedical Council/Life Science Industry Council (LINC)
Tech Coast Venture Network TCVN
TechBiz Connection
Technology Council of Southern California
The Hive
The Indus Entrepreneur
The Inventor’s Forum
The Orange County Presidents Council (OCPC)

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The Frank Peters Show
Frank Peters Podcast interviews Orange County leading venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Startup stories in angel investing and venture capital podcasts weekly.